That happiness which comes after misery is all the more enjoyable; it is to one scorched in the sun that the shade of the tree gives exceptional relief.
-Kalidas "Kalidas"
That happiness which comes after misery is all the more enjoyable; it is to one scorched in the sun that the shade of the tree gives exceptional relief.
We know, how to build a beautiful house, but we don’t know how to live within it happily.
-J. Krishnamurti
There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.
-Henry Ford
Strength is happiness. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness.
Happiness comes from the soul’s satisfaction, not from the vital’s or body’s satisfaction.
Happiness never made anyone rich or famous. That must be why ambitious people avoid it.
-Marty Rubin
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
-Bertrand Russell
A mathematical formula for happiness: Reality divided by Expectations. There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality or lower your expectations.
-Jodi Picoult
"Nineteen Minutes"
Happiness is simple. Everything we do to find it is complicated.
-Karen Maezen Miller
"Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life"
Poor is the man whose pleasure depends on the permission of another.
-Madonna